CVE-2008-4456 EXPLOIT
2.6
LOW · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 7% (pctl 94)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the command-line client in MySQL 5.0.26 through 5.0.45, and other versions including versions later than 5.0.45, when the --html option is enabled, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by placing it in a database cell, which might be accessed by this client when composing an HTML document. NOTE: as of 20081031, the issue has not been fixed in MySQL 5.0.67.
Scoring
| CVSS | 2.6 (LOW, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 7.05% — more likely to be exploited than 94% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-10-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mysql | mysql |
| oracle | mysql |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | MySQL 5 - Command Line Client HTML Special Characters HTML Injection | 2008-09-30 |
References
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27884
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Oct/0026.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32072
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34907
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38517
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4357
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1783
- http://www.henlich.de/it-security/mysql-command-line-client-html-injection-vulnerability
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:094
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1289.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496842/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496877/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497158/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497885/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31486
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